QTR-Quadtone RIP

Sandy,

I had a similar problem when printing some very dark night photos on 
Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Satin on my 3800. I'm using Quadtone RIP so within 
that workflow I set the printer speed to uni-directional. I was having 
some banding issues as it seems the ink feed couldn't keep up with the 
demands of the print head. This seemed to do the trick. I don't know if 
this is directly applicable to what your needs are but it seems like it 
might be one approach in that it would give the ink a chance to dry. You 
might also want to try changing the inklimit settings with QTR.

Carl S.

Sandy wrote:


I am experimenting with making digital negatives for carbon transfer 
printing with QTR and the Epson 3800. I use PK because MK gives a very 
grainy look, and in order to get the very high density range I need (log 
3.2) I must use a profile that lays down a lot of ink. Problem is, there 
is so much ink that it does not dry immediately, and I get pizza wheel 
marks with the regular Pictorico (but not with Pictorico Ultra).

My question, is there any way to slow down the printing speed with QTR 
and the Epon 3800?

Sandy King